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July 7, 2012 at 9:30am to July 13, 2012 at 5pm – Langara College Langara College's Sustainable Communities Summer School Join us to learn skills, gain knowledge, develop strategies, and create visions for creating sustainable communities rooted in social and envir… Organized by Village Vancouver, Ross Moster, Sarah St. John | Type: workshop, sustainability, community, food, gardening
July 9, 2012 at 9am to July 27, 2012 at 3pm – West 57th & East Blvd, Vancouver Passport to Permaculture: An Urban Ag Summer Camp 2012 July 9-13 or July 23-27 9am-3pm @ The World In A Garden West 57th & East Blvd, Vancouver For Ages 6-12 $245 with t-shirt / $225 without t-sh… Organized by The World In A Garden | Type: kerrisdale, summer camp
July 11, 2012 from 10am to 5pm – Room L208, Langara College There is a global food system and a local food system. There is a food system for the rich and another for the rest of us. Food – where it comes from and where it goes – affects everyone. Through dia… Organized by Village Vancouver, Herb Barbolet, Ross Moster, Sarah St. John | Type: workshop, dialogue, food
July 11, 2012 from 10am to 5pm – Room A229, Langara College Community currencies (cc) have many forms and many benefits. This workshop will describe the main types of CCs and their features. Participants will discover how to use them effectively and without t… Organized by Village Vancouver, Sarah St. John, Jordan Bober, Michael Linton, Ross Moster | Type: workshop, community, currency
July 11, 2012 from 10am to 5pm – Stanley Park Ecology Society Wild in the City. Gain in-depth knowledge of local flora and fauna through this daylong journaling workshop in Stanley Park. Based on early Naturalist observation and journaling. With a naturalist fr… Organized by Beth Carruthers | Type: everywhere, people, want, more, knowledge, and, understanding, of, nature, in, the, city
July 11, 2012 from 3pm to 6pm – City Center Library Cafe - ground floor Our first Village Surrey meeting was very promising. Seven enthusiastic villager were in attendance. We assessed our current situation globally and tried to brainstorm about ways that we could transi… Organized by Behrouz | Type: surrey
July 11, 2012 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Room L208, Langara College Sick and tired of being on an endless waiting list to join a community garden? Perhaps it’s time to take matters in your own hands and start one for yourself. In this workshop we will discuss how to… Organized by Village Vancouver, Rob Miksza, Sarah St. John, Ross Moster | Type: workshop, gardening, collaborative
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Local, organic, rural, and/or urban, food production is a mainstay of life, and doing it well leads to wellness. From farm to kitchen, discussions relating to food--and the community arising around it--belong here.
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If you have to leave your village, how will you get where you want to go? By car? Preferably not, both for your wallet and the earth’s sake. This category is for all discussions relating to how we all get around.
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A human right? After food, most feel shelter is the most important necessity. A place of shelter is also the start of a community. This category is for all things relating to shelter, housing, affordable housing, homes, renewable heating systems, green buildings, heritage, and our built environment in general.
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